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A Gathering of Old Men | Quiz

Ernest Gaines
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A Gathering of Old Men | Quiz

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1)

Who is Tessie? (from Chapter 6)

Jacob's mother.
Chimley's wife.
A white woman who claims she is raped by Jacob.
Jacob's sister.
2)

When Charlie confesses to the murder, who does Charlie refer to as "Parrain"? (from Chapter 19)

Corrine.
Mathu.
Candy.
Gram Mon.
3)

How does Clatoo know that Candy is lying? (from Chapter 7)

Her story is too practiced.
She mixes up the facts about the time of death.
She slips and tells Clatoo that Mathu kills Beau.
She doesn't remember where the body is.
4)

Why does Cherry not like the sight of an empty cane field? (from Chapter 6)

It reminds him of how the tractors plow the fields and hurt the land.
He is sad that there is no work left for the year.
He prefers the site of a cane field being plowed.
It makes him feel lonely.
5)

Who arrives at the end of chapter seven? (from Chapter 7)

A lynch mob.
Fix.
Candy's boyfriend.
Mape's backup.
6)

What, according to Johnny Paul, does Mapes NOT see? (from Chapter 9)

Who really kills Beau.
Life in the sugar cane fields before the tractor.
The future.
All the old men.
7)

What do all the old black men, and women and children do after Charlie dies? (from Chapter 19)

They cover him with a bedspread and pray.
They blame Mathu for the death of Charlie.
They kill Luke Will and his gang.
They all touch him as a sign of honor.
8)

During the trial, what is the racial makeup of the observing crowd? (from Chapter 20)

All black.
All white, as blacks are not allowed in the courtroom.
About half black and half white.
All white on the main floor and a few blacks in the balcony.
9)

What does the coroner demand from Mapes? (from Chapter 8)

He demands that Mapes arrest Candy.
He demands Mapes to help him with the body.
He demands that Mapes fire the deputy.
He demands to know what is going on.
10)

What is next to Beau's body? (from Chapter 7)

Sugar cane.
Mathu's shotgun.
A tractor that is still running.
Reverend Jameson
11)

What does Luke Will's gang do at the end of chapter 13? (from Chapter 13)

Luke Will's gang asks for supplies for the lynching from Tee Jack, but he refuses.
Luke Will's gang sits in the "nigger room" to finish their drinks.
Luke Will's gang threatens Tee Jack that they are coming back.
Luke Will's gang finish their drinks and leave.
12)

What are the tractor's getting closer and closer to? (from Chapter 9)

The black graveyard.
Mathu's house.
The houses at the quarters.
Candy's house.
13)

What does Clatoo do with the shoe box? (from Chapter 7)

He hides the shoe box in the outhouse.
He hides the shoe box behind the second block under the house.
He hides the shoe box in the field out back.
He hides the shoe box in the kitchen.
14)

During the shoot-out, who is calling on God? (from Chapter 16)

Reverend Jameson.
Mapes.
Lou Dimes.
Gram Mon.
15)

Who teases Billy when he misses the rabbit? (from Chapter 6)

Chimley.
Clatoo.
Mat.
Dirty Red.
16)

When Gill arrives at his father's house, who is sitting on the bed crying? (from Chapter 12)

Beau's wife.
Jean.
Beau's son.
Fix.
17)

What is different about the way Yank hollers? (from Chapter 16)

He hollers the way people holler at a rodeo.
He hollers in a very low voice.
He hollers just like all the other men.
He hollers with a very southern accent.
18)

Why is Gil upset with Mapes, the sheriff? (from Chapter 10)

Gil thinks Mapes should move the body by now.
Gil thinks Mapes should arrest Candy.
Gil doesn't believe that there are no arrests made.
Gil thinks Mapes is stalling to wait until Fix and the lynch mob arrive.
19)

Who shoots Mapes? (from Chapter 18)

Lou Dimes.
One of Luke Will's lynch mob.
One of the old black men.
The deputy.
20)

Who are the three funerals for? (from Chapter 20)

Mapes, Leroy and Luke Will.
Luke Will, Beau, and Charlie.
Beau, Luke Will and Mathu.
Charlie, Mapes and Luke Will.
21)

How do the women react to what Mapes does to Uncle Billy? (from Chapter 8)

They pray.
They yell at Mapes.
They run over and try to stop Mapes.
They moan, but do not move.
22)

What does Snookum say that almost gives away Candy's entire plan? (from Chapter 11)

Snookum says he wants another sandwich because Candy doesn't give him anything to run and get everybody.
Snookum says Gram Mon wants a second sandwich because she is cooking dinner when someone shoots Beau.
Snookum says that Candy promises him sandwiches if he keeps his mouth shut.
Snookum says he wants some ice water or he tells Mapes who shoots Beau.
23)

Beulah starts to tell her story about why she is angry and why she is always frustrated. What is Beulah talking about? (from Chapter 9)

Everyone is hungry and needs food.
She thinks that everyone is going to get killed that day.
The way black women are treated through the years.
That all the old black men have guns.
24)

While Gil is talking to his father, who is sitting in Fix's lap? (from Chapter 12)

Fix's son.
Beau's wife.
Beau's son.
Fix's wife.
25)

How is Yank dressed? (from Chapter 6)

Like a cowboy.
Like he is going to church.
In a clean shirt and pants.
In shorts and a white shirt.
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